Inkstand



. W. H. AVERILL INKSTAND Filed March 25. 1924 I I I" Patented Apr. 14, 1925.

I UNITED STATES- V 1,533,627 PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. AVERILL, or BOSTON, massacnusnrrs, Assmnon ro 'mncanrna's INK COMPANY, or CAMBBIDGE,'MASSACH UETTS, A CORPORATION or MASSACHUSETTS.

INKSTAND.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, IVILLIAM H. Avnanm, of Boston. in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, a citizen of the 5 United States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Inkstands, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. forming a part of this specifilo cation in explaining its nature.

The present invention relates to an improvement in inkstands.

More specifically the invention relates to that type of inkstand in which a bottle of ink inverted is applied to the base of the stand and provides a reservoir or fountain for supplying ink to theink well.

The essential object of the invention is to provide means whereby the bottle when inverted may be quickly and easilyapplied to the base or body of the stand and locked thereon without the possibility of removal or displacement except by positive action to such end. In inkstands of the present type there is always danger of the bottle being accidentally knocked off or that the base or body of the stand will become detached from the bottle in case one uses the bottle as a handle for carrying the inkstand as is often the case. It is the purpose of the present invention to eliminate all danger arising from any such circumstance.

The invention can best be seen and under- "stood by reference to the drawings, in

which i Figure 1 is a sideelevationof an inkstand embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof, and

Fig. 3 is a plan of the base or body of the inkstand with the bottle removed.

Referring to the drawings :1 represents the body of the inkstand and 2 the bottle inverted and applied to the body. 3 represents the neck of the bottle having an exterior annular flange 4. thereon preferably arranged just adjacent the mouth of. the bottle.

The body has within it a chamber 5 above which the bottle is arranged and into which it empties. The body is also provided with a channel 6 and an ink well 7 the channel leading from the chamber to the ink well. The inverted bottle 2 arranged as aforesaid rests upon a top portion 8 of the body which has with n it a socket 9 through which the flanged neiik of the bottle extends. Above that portion of the socket through which the neck of the bottle extends the socket is preferably widened to form a concavity into which fits, and upon which rests that portion of the bottle immediately-adsubstantially constant level within the ink well as is customary in inkstands of this type, and not overflow.

The bottle is locked to the body when applied thereto as follows: Surrounding that portion of the socket 9 through which the neck of the bottle extends is a shoulder 10 made of some elastic material such as rubber or rubber compound. This shoulder preferably snugly embraces the neck of the bottle and presents an edge 11 below which the flange 3 of the bottle lies overlapping the edge 11- when the bottleis in place mounted upon-the body.

IVhen the bottle is applied to the body 1 under pressure the elastic shoulder 10 within the socket of less diameter than the flange on the bottle will on account of its elasticity yield and by distortion thereof permit of the flange passing by and below it, the return of the shoulder to its normal form then acting to firmly retain the bottle. Thus retained the release of the bottle from the body can only be secured'by a very forcible tip the bottle. In such case the ensuing dis-.

tortion of the shoulder will permit of the flange on the neck of the bottle being withdrawn from the socket.

In reference to the elastic shoulder, such elasticity at this point is preferably secured as shown by making the entire body of the inkstand of rubber or rubber compound.

It is desirable for purposes of proper rctention that the flanged neck of the bottle be of some appreciable size. In such case the opening through the neck and mouth of the bottle would be so large as to permit of a too free escape of ink from the bottle when the bottle is inverted and applied to the nkstand. This is obviated by throttling the escape of ink by placing within theneck of the bottle a perforated stopper 12 made of risen to a point where its top surface will be substantially flush with the mouthiof the bottle. It will then preyent the entrance of air-into the bottle and further escape of ink.

As ink is'used from the ink well air will be permitted to enter the bottle and thereby admit of further escape of ink from it and in this way maintain the ink in the inkwell at a substantially constant level. y

In practice I have found that the operation is improved if air has free ingress immediately to the mouth of the bottle from around the neck of the bottle. Consequently channels 13 are cut a through the elastic shoulder 10 which as explained above preferably snugly embraces the neck of the bottle when it is in place.

Having thus fully described my invention, 1- claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1. An inkstand of the type specified having a body and mounted upon said body and detachably secured to it an inverted bottle providing a reservoir for ink, said bottle having a neck, said body of the inkstand having within it an ink well and means forming communication between the bottle and the ink well by which ink will be sup plied to the ink well from out'of said bottle, said body of the inkstand, also, having in it a socket into which the neck of the bottle extends, and an elastic means yieldable by'distortion for retaining the neck of the bottle within said socket.

2. An inkstand of the type specified having a body and mounted upon said body and detachably secured to it an inverted bottle providing a reservoir for ink, said bottle having a neck with ya flange thereon, said body of the inkstand having in it an ink well and means forming communication between the bottle and the ink well by-which ink will be supplied to the ink well from out'of said bottle, said body of the inkstand also having in it a socket into which the neck .of the bottle extends and which socket is provided with an elastic shoulder lying back of said flange on the neck of the bottle when the bottle is in plac mounted as aforesaid.

3. An inkstand of the type specified having a body and mounted upon said body and detachably secured to it an inverted bottle providing a reservoir for ink, said bottle having a neck with an annular flange thereon, said body of the inkstand, also, having in it a socket into which the neck of the bottle extends and which socket is provided with an elastic shoulder extending around the interior of said socket and lying back of said flange on the neck of the bottle when the bottle is mounted as aforesaid, said [shoulder yielding by distortion thereof to the ingress or egress of said flanged neck by it into and out of said socdket upon an application of force to such on 4. An inkstand of the type specified having a body and mounted upon said body and detachably secured to it an inverted body'providing a reservoir for ink, said bottle having a neck with a flange thereon, said body of the inkstand having within it an ink well and means forming communication between the bottle and the ink well by which ink will be sup-plied to the ink well from out of said bottle, said body of the' inkstand, also,having in it a socket into which the neck of the bottle extends and which socket is provided with an elastic shoulder extending around the same and lying back of said flange on the neck of the bottle when the bottle is in place mounted as aforesaid, said elastic shoulder having one or more channels cut therethrough.

WILLIAM H. AVERILL F 

